High School Juniors Earn Top Awards at Tri-County Science & Tech Fair

Irvington High School juniors Emelyn Juenger, Samantha Levin, Aviv Markus and Reinesse Wong, who are members of the Science Research Program, earned medals at the annual Tri-County Science & Technology […] Read more »

Longtime School Tradition Takes a Different Spin

Fourth grade is an important year in elementary school, as students enter the “tween” years and take on more responsibility. One way to practice more responsibility is by becoming “reading […] Read more »

Two School Districts Join in Briarcliff Manor’s Business Investment Tax Exemption Program

10-year phased tax payment plan is designed to encourage re-investment in commercial properties As part of an effort to encourage re-investment in five commercially zoned properties and its Central Business […] Read more »

Robison Oil Receives Excellence Award from Lennox® Industries

Local Dealer Recognized for Decades of Brand Service Robison has been awarded the Dave Lennox Years of Partnership Award by Lennox Industries. The award celebrates Robison Oil’s 100 years serving […] Read more »

Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber 2021 Scholarship Award Winners

Academic Awards  Croton-Harmon H.S. Maya Gardos Yale University  I am fascinated by literature, political science, and the relationship between them. In a restless world that leaves me with countless questions, books […] Read more »

After Dry Decade, Officials Gush over Fountain 

Westchester County Executive George Latimer, surrounded by a coterie of other officials, ceremoniously turned on the fountain at Croton Gorge Park May 26, sending a 20-foot spray skyward after a decade of dormancy due to maintenance and reconstruction […] Read more »

Todd Fifth Grader Aims to Spread Positivity

Sometimes it takes just one person to make a difference. Ryan Russin, a fifth grader in Amanda Schwartz’s class at Todd Elementary, has recently begun a project that is meant […] Read more »

Congratulations to the June 2021 River Journal Pet of the Month

 Meet Sosa. Sosa is a 6-year-old tabby who lives in Briarcliff with his brothers and sisters. He came from a family where he used to only live outside in a […] Read more »

Todd Elementary Students Prepare to Select Musical Instruments for the Fall

It’s beginning to look a lot like…well, normal. Todd third and fourth graders are preparing to begin playing instruments at the school this fall and soon we will hear the […] Read more »

Irvington High School Sophomores Earn Awards at Science Research Fair

Twenty-five sophomores from Irvington High School’s Science Research Program participated in the virtual Somers/Westlake Science Fair, held on June 5. Competing against 494 students from 33 schools, they earned 10 […] Read more »